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Care homes in Flitwick

Flitwick has 11 care homes registered with CQC and 81 registered beds, from 3 providers. MacIntyre Care has the most, at 5. Of the 9 CQC has rated, 56% are Good or Outstanding, against 75% across Central Bedfordshire and 83% across England. Our estimate of typical fees in Flitwick: about £1,460 a week for residential careestimated. 5 care homes were last rated over four years ago. The most recent rating was Woodland House, rated Inadequate on 8 October 2026.

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  • 5 of the 9 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding, 4 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 2 are not yet rated.
  • Central Bedfordshire council offers a free care needs assessment, whatever your savings.
  • We check for new CQC ratings in Central Bedfordshire daily: see the latest changes.
  • Dementia is a registered specialism for 1; 1 provide nursing care.

To cite: "Care homes in Flitwick", The Care Panel, Oct 2026, from CQC register analysis.

  • 11registered care homes
  • 56%of those rated are Good or Outstanding
  • 1is registered for nursing
  • 4inspected or rated in the last 2 years
Typical prices in Flitwick against East of England and England, Oct 2026
CareFlitwickEast of EnglandEngland
Residential care, a week£1,460£1,460£1,400

Central Bedfordshire Council pays: £27.89 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,007.90 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,061.41 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (council source). Flitwick figures are medians of our estimates for each provider here; region and England figures are self-funder averages. How we estimate.

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  1. Saxon Close

    Flitwick · Learning disabilities

    What inspectors found: This includes: Right support: Model of care and setting maximises people's choice, control, and independence.

    Est. £1.31k–£1.6k/wk

    GoodRated Dec 2024Inspected recently
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  2. The Grove -4

    Bedford · Learning disabilities

    What inspectors found: At our last inspection the service was in breach of a regulation of the Health and Social Care Act (2014) in relation to good…

    Est. £1.31k–£1.6k/wk

    GoodRated Jul 2025Inspected recently
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  3. Hubbard Close

    Flitwick · Learning disabilities

    What inspectors found: The staff are all great.'' People were supported with kindness, respect and compassion by a staff team who had gotten to know people as…

    Est. £1.31k–£1.6k/wk

    GoodRated Dec 2019
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  4. The Grove -2

    Bedford · Learning disabilities

    What inspectors found: People and their relatives were happy with the care they received.

    Est. £1.31k–£1.6k/wk

    GoodRated Feb 2020
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  5. The Bungalow

    Milton Keynes · Learning disabilities, Adults under 65

    What inspectors found: The service offered respite care, also known as short-term care.

    Est. £1.31k–£1.6k/wk

    GoodRated Feb 2020
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  6. Penniston Barn

    Milton Keynes · Learning disabilities, Adults under 65

    What inspectors found: Risks associated with the environment, medicines management and premises maintenance had not always been effectively identified, assessed or mitigated.

    Est. £1.31k–£1.6k/wk

    Requires improvementRated Jul 2026Inspected recently
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  7. Orchid Lawns

    Steppingley · Dementia, Older people, Mental health conditions

    What inspectors found: Safeguarding incidents were not always acted upon, nor always reported to the Care Quality Commission or the local authority safeguarding team without delay.

    Est. £1.52k–£1.85k/wk

    Requires improvementRated Aug 2021
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  8. The Grove -6

    Bedford · Learning disabilities

    What inspectors found: Quality audits of the service were not always effective in ensuring that the service was safe, in areas such as fire safety.

    Est. £1.31k–£1.6k/wk

    Requires improvementRated Mar 2020
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  9. Woodland House

    Milton Keynes · Learning disabilities, Adults under 65

    What inspectors found: We visited the care home on the 26 May and the 1 and 7 June.

    Est. £1.31k–£1.6k/wk

    InadequateRated Oct 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Woodland House)

  10. Pine House

    Bedford · Older people, Learning disabilities, Adults under 65

    Est. £1.31k–£1.6k/wk

    Not yet ratedNot yet rated
    View profile (Pine House)

  11. Pine Lodge

    Bedford · Learning disabilities, Adults under 65

    Est. £1.31k–£1.6k/wk

    Not yet ratedNot yet rated
    View profile (Pine Lodge)

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How much care homes charge in Flitwick

Average fees paid by self-funders in East of England in 2026
Residential care home£1,455 a week
Nursing home£1,685 a week

Central Bedfordshire Council's own rates: £27.89 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,007.90 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,061.41 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source). Choosing a provider that charges more usually means paying the difference as a top-up.

These are averages over a wide spread of prices, which move with the type of room, how much help is needed and any nursing. Councils tend to pay less than private payers for an identical room. Source: The Care Panel regional fee benchmarks, October 2026 (how we estimate). For a firm figure, request prices from providers here; for a rough one, use our weekly cost calculator.

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How Flitwick measures up

The newest registration is Pine Lodge, registered with CQC in August 2024. The nursing share is 9% here (1 of 11 homes) and 28% across Central Bedfordshire. By specialism, 10 of 11 list learning disabilities and 1 of 11 list mental health conditions. Central Bedfordshire has 2 Outstanding care homes, none of them in Flitwick. Typical size: 24 beds across Central Bedfordshire, 7 on average in Flitwick. Compare Flitwick's 56% Good or Outstanding with 73% for the rated care homes among the 47 we list in Central Bedfordshire. The oldest current rating dates from December 2019 (Hubbard Close). Of Flitwick and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Flitwick ranks 7th for the share of all listed care homes rated Good or Outstanding (45%); Shefford is highest at 100%. 36% of care homes in Flitwick have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 27% across Central Bedfordshire.

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Flitwick compared with nearby towns

PlaceHow farCare homesRated Good or Outstanding
Flitwick–115
Wixams5.8 mi42
Woburn Sands6.5 mi76
Houghton Regis6.7 mi75
Shefford7.4 mi55
Kempston7.7 mi119

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How many care homes does Flitwick have?

There are 11 CQC-registered care homes in Flitwick (CQC register, Oct 2026). Of these, 1 provides nursing care and 1 supports people living with dementia. Highly rated options include Saxon Close, The Grove -4 and Hubbard Close.

How does CQC rate care homes in Flitwick?

5 (56%) are rated Good or Outstanding, out of 9 with a rating, and 4 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate. 2 have not been rated yet, which is common for newly registered services.

What does a care home cost in Flitwick?

Average fees paid by self-funders in East of England in 2026: residential care home £1,455 a week; nursing home £1,685 a week. These are averages over a wide spread of prices, which move with the type of room, how much help is needed and any nursing. Councils tend to pay less than private payers for an identical room. Source: The Care Panel regional fee benchmarks, October 2026 (how we estimate). See our full cost guide.

Does Central Bedfordshire council fund a care home?

For residents who qualify, the NHS pays towards nursing through NHS-funded nursing care, and the council may help with fees. Under the Care Act 2014, Central Bedfordshire council has to offer a needs assessment at no cost. For the means test, a home is usually counted for care home fees unless it is still home to a partner or certain relatives (and not in the first 12 weeks of a permanent stay); in England the threshold is £23,250. How to reach Central Bedfordshire council.

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Are there more care homes in towns near Flitwick?

In Flitwick there are 11, 5 rated Good or Outstanding. The closest towns on our site are Wixams (5.8 miles): 4, 2 rated Good or Outstanding; Woburn Sands (6.5 miles): 7, 6 rated Good or Outstanding; Houghton Regis (6.7 miles): 7, 5 rated Good or Outstanding.

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